Season 2011 (Mar 2–Nov 6) 2012 CAF Champions League Recreativo Libolo Champion C.R.D. Libolo Goals scored 532 | Champions Recreativo do Libolo Dates 11 Mar 2011 – 6 Nov 2011 Location Angola Matches played 240 | |
2012 CAF Confederation Cup Interclube
(cup winner) Top goalscorer Love Cabungula
(20 goals) Biggest home win Petro Atlético 7–0 Onze Bravos
(17 April 2011) Relegated F.C. Cabinda, Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio, Académica Petróleos do Lobito People also search for 2010 Girabola, 2011 Moçambola | ||
The 2011 Girabola was the 33rd season of top-tier football in Angola. The season began on 11 March. Interclube were the defending champions, having won their 2nd Angolan championship in 2010.
Contents
The league comprises 16 teams, the bottom three of which will be relegated to the 2012 Gira Angola.
Recreativo Libolo were crowned champions, while FC Cabinda, Primeiro de Maio and Académica Lobito were relegated. Love Cabungula of Petro Luanda finished as top scorer with 20 goals.
Angola was informed by CAF that it will have only 2 teams (one team in each competition) competing in the 2012 CAF club competitions, according to the latest CAF 5-Year Ranking. The Girabola champion will play in the 2012 CAF Champions League, and the Taça de Angola will play in the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup.
Teams
C.D. Huíla, SC Petróleos de Cabinda, and Sport Lubango e Benfica were directly relegated to the Gira Angola after finishing 12th, 13th and 14th respectively in the previous year's standings. They are replaced by First Division Série A champions Progresso, Série B champions Primeiro de Maio, and Académica Lobito, winners of the promotion play-off between Série A and B runners-up.
Changes from 2010 season
Relegated: Desportivo da Huíla, Sporting de Cabinda, Benfica do Lubango
Promoted: Académica do Lobito, Primeiro de Maio, Progresso do Sambizanga
League table
Updated to games played on 6 November 2011.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).
Updated to games played on 6 November 2011.
Source: soccerway.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.